Wayne Hennessy will face no sanctions from the Football Association after being pictured performing what appeared to be a Nazi salute in a photograph taken by German teammate Max Meyer following an FA Cup game.

Hennessy was pictured with his right hand raised aloft and his left hand appearing to mime Adolf Hitler's moustache during a team social event following the Premier League side's victory against Grimsby in January. The image was uploaded to Instagram by Crystal Palace's German midfielder Max Meyer and has since been deleted.

"I want to state for the record that I abhor all forms of racism, fascism, anti-Semitism or discrimination of any kind."

In their charge against him, The FA said that the Hennessy's actions had constituted an 'aggravated breach' of its rules regarding abusive, insulting or improper behavior. They also said that the photograph had brought the game into disrepute.